Instead, he slowly builds a sense of trust with Toad, patiently listens to Toad’s woeful past, and then gives targeted guidance. I realised that maybe I’m toad to an extent with a bit of mole chucked in and actually I’ve found my adult!

Transactional Analysis is a psychoanalytic theory that helps to identify the ego state of the communicator as a basis for understanding behavior. Liên quan đến câu quote thứ 2 mình nhắc đến ở trên, khi còn nhỏ, trẻ con phải phụ thuộc vào người lớn, nên chúng không thể kiểm soát được những gì kinh khủng xảy đến với chúng (trong sách cũng nhắc đến việc này). Through these experiences, we form our own particular view of the world and our unique way of looking at things. The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma is a life-changing book that shows you how to make the most of your mornings and transform your life.

It’s a wonderful, gentle and never boring introduction to Transactional Analysis and as a counsellor I recommend it to all of my clients who invariably gain from having read it. Robert de Board introduces us to counselling with his account of The Wind in the Willows character Toad having therapy. Or, we may have secretly worked out for a month, in an effort to impress our friends, but they say they don't see any change, and we feel depressed as a result.

Based on the characters of the Wind and the Willows, it explores the concepts and ideas behind transactional analysis. Badger is one of Toad’s friends, or rather a friend of Toad’s father, who is harsh on Toad whenever he makes mistakes.The book offers a number of lifelong social rules that break down the way people think about social behavior. He used to care a lot about his appearance, but now he wraps himself in a sweater with grease stains on it. For example, if we plan to go hiking with our friends, and they tell us before we set out that they have to cancel, we may feel upset. Plot: Counselling for Toads was a really interesting book which I spotted on the shelf of an a shelf in an adorable holiday cottage which I stayed in over the summer. Friendly introduction to the ideas behind counselling, suitable for voluntary organizations, schools, social work departments, hospitals, etc.